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PAYMENT UNION [12 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Union Activities
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
DEF

A payment made by a union to provide subsistence to strikers(well-financed unions always provide strike benefits covering the minimum cost of living).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Action syndicale
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
DEF

Prestation hebdomadaire versée par un syndicat aux travailleurs en grève en conformité avec les règlements du fonds constitué à cette fin. Dans certains cas, la prestation ne sera versée que si le syndiqué a fait les heures de piquetage qu'on lui avait assignées.

OBS

Allocation de grève : tiré du Lexique CUB, Emploi et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • The Product (Marketing)
  • Environment
CONT

A sustainable brand is one that has successfully integrated environmental, economic and social issues into its business operations. However, many companies that consider themselves to be sustainable only meet one third of this definition.

CONT

Simply put, a responsible brand makes sure it positively impacts on people, the planet, and animals. It ensures its workers are treated fairly across the supply chain. This includes policies and practices on child labour, forced labour, worker safety, the right to join a union, and payment of a living wage.

Key term(s)
  • SUSTAGRIDUR2025

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Produit (Commercialisation)
  • Environnement
DEF

Marque qui est associée à une entreprise ou un organisme ayant mis en place des pratiques contribuant à rendre durable une activité humaine.

CONT

Tout comme les consommateurs, les investisseurs cherchent eux aussi à soutenir des marques responsables. En assumant sa part de responsabilité sociale et sa conformité aux programmes de REP [responsabilité élargie des producteurs], les entreprises peuvent renforcer leur réputation et leur crédibilité en matière de développement durable.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Farm Management and Policy
CONT

In the EU [European Union], large producers must set aside part of their arable crops area in order to qualify for compensatory payments. Producers receive a payment, called the "set-aside premium, "for each hectare set aside. The set-aside rate is set by the Agricultural Council on an annual basis.

OBS

set-aside: A mechanism for limiting supply by removing agricultural land from production.

Key term(s)
  • set aside premium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole
  • Gestion et politique agricole
OBS

prime de mise en jachère : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques

Spanish

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Record 4 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
CONT

The EU's [European Union] new deal provides for decoupled direct payments to farmers, which essentially means delinking subsidies from actual production.... The policy, applicable mainly to cereals(dairy and sugar sectors are exempted), allows EU member countries to provide decoupled direct payment to arable farmers based on historical production reference years(2000-2002). Such support can also be provided to farmers who keep the land in "good agricultural condition. "

CONT

One cannot export below the production costs, which is possible with the decoupled direct payments, and pretend not to be disrupting the world market.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole
  • Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
CONT

Afin de pouvoir écouler les excédents sur le marché mondial du beurre et de la poudre de lait alors que les quotas seraient maintenus jusqu'en 2014-2015 (avec une hausse de 1 % en 2007 et 2008), la Commission propose des baisses de prix d'intervention différenciées; - 3,5 %/an pour le lait en poudre, - 7 %/an pour le beurre et des paiements directs découplés en compensation.

OBS

paiement direct découplé : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
  • Cinematography
DEF

To agree, for an actor or a technician, to accept the minimum payment established by its union or guild.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
  • Cinématographie

Spanish

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Record 6 2009-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
DEF

The remainder of a person's gross salary or wages after deductions usually at the source of salary payment of such items as income tax withholding, retirement insurance payments, and union dues.

OBS

actual wage: term used synonymously with real wages [and] also used to define ... take-home pay ... The term offers little in usefulness and might well be set aside in favor of the more clearly understood terms "real wages" ... or "take-home pay".

OBS

actual wage: term most often used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • net wage
  • actual wages

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
DEF

Somme d'argent reçue effectivement par un salarié après que son employeur a déduit, de son salaire brut, les retenues ou précomptes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
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Record 7 2008-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
OBS

Asian Clearing Union(ACU) is the simplest form of payment arrangements whereby the members settle payments for intra-regional transactions among the participating central banks on a multilateral basis. The main objectives of a clearing union are to facilitate payments among member countries for eligible transactions, thereby economizing on the use of foreign exchange reserves and transfer costs, as well as promoting trade among the participating countries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A regional, multilateral payment system to encourage multilateral trade and payments among nations. It can lead to a monetary agreement.

Key term(s)
  • payment unions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

macrothèsaurus OCDE 1972 RA

Key term(s)
  • union de paiements

Spanish

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Record 9 1999-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Banking
DEF

Payment system consisting of one real-time gross settlement(RTGS) system in each of the Member States participating in the euro area at the start of Stage Three of Economic and Monetary Union.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Banque
DEF

Système de paiement composé du système de règlement brut en temps réel (RBTR) dans chacun des États membres participant à la zone euro au début de la phase III de l'Union économique et monétaire.

Key term(s)
  • système Target

Spanish

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Record 10 1998-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A payment system in which the payment process involves two phases - netting and settlement.

CONT

Central banks in many of the European Union countries have initiated efforts to reduce intraday payments-related credit in net settlement systems by restructuring payment systems into real-time gross settlement(RTGS) systems with collateralized overdrafts.(An RTGS system is a gross settlement take place continuously.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Système de paiement dans lequel le processus de paiement comporte deux phases : la compensation et le règlement.

CONT

Les banques centrales de plusieurs États membres de l'Union européenne ont entrepris de réduire les crédits intrajournaliers liés aux paiements dans les systèmes à règlement net en restructurant les systèmes de paiement pour en faire des systèmes à règlement brut en temps réel, assortis d'une garantie des découverts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Los bancos centrales de muchos de los países de la Unión Europea han empezado a adoptar medidas para reducir el crédito intradía relacionado con los pagos en los sistemas de liquidación neta, convirtiendo los sistemas de pagos en sistemas de liquidación bruta en tiempo real(RTGS) con créditos en descubierto garantizados (se trata de un sistema en el que la tramitación y la liquidación tienen lugar de forma continua).

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Record 11 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Personnel Management
  • Finance
  • Union Organization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Gestion du personnel
  • Finances
  • Organisation syndicale
Key term(s)
  • Union arabe des paiements

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Gestión del personal
  • Finanzas
  • Organización sindical
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Record 12 1992-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
OBS

Lexique de l'emploi. Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1990.

Spanish

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